By:  Moncrief                                          S.R. No. 920
    1-1                           SENATE RESOLUTION
    1-2        WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is proud to join
    1-3  the Fort Worth Women's Hall of Fame in saluting its honorees for
    1-4  the 1996 Outstanding Women of Fort Worth; and
    1-5        WHEREAS, It is fitting that these notable women are being
    1-6  acknowledged during National Women's History Month; and
    1-7        WHEREAS, Women have made great strides over the course of
    1-8  this century and have overcome many long-standing cultural
    1-9  limitations in the professional world and in the fields of
   1-10  education and politics; and
   1-11        WHEREAS, The honorees were all selected because of their
   1-12  outstanding contributions to the welfare and progress of their
   1-13  community, city, state, and nation; and
   1-14        WHEREAS, An awards program and reception were held on
   1-15  March 22, 1995, during which each of the honorees was officially
   1-16  recognized; and
   1-17        WHEREAS, The winner of the Commissioners' Civic Leadership
   1-18  Award is Viola Pitts, longtime civic and political leader and
   1-19  the unofficial mayor of Como; this indomitable woman is a 1995
   1-20  delegate to the White House Conference on Aging, where she will
   1-21  help influence the long-term policy for the nation with regard
   1-22  to elderly Americans and how they will be treated in our society;
   1-23  and
    2-1        WHEREAS, Paying homage to these eminent women will help
    2-2  build an awareness and a greater appreciation of the many
    2-3  accomplishments of women and of the contributions they have
    2-4  made to our society through their leadership and dedication;
    2-5  now, therefore, be it
    2-6        RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
    2-7  74th Legislature, hereby congratulate Viola Pitts on being named
    2-8  one of the 1996 Outstanding Women of Fort Worth; and, be it
    2-9  further
   2-10        RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
   2-11  Viola Pitts as an expression of the highest esteem of the
   2-12  Texas Senate.
   2-13                               ______________________________________
   2-14                                       President of the Senate
   2-15                                    I hereby certify that the above
   2-16                               Resolution was adopted by the Senate
   2-17                               on May 4, 1995.
   2-18                               ______________________________________
   2-19                                       Secretary of the Senate
   2-20                               ______________________________________
   2-21                                        Member, Texas Senate